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Dumaguete City, Philippines Friday, January 27, 2006
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NOFA booters start campaign
Talisay bet rules dartfest
TBA, BBC post 1st wins

NOFA booters
start campaign
IN REG'L MEN'S OPEN TOURNEY

The Negros Occidental Football Association starts its drive for a slot in the national finals today when it tackles Oriental Negros FA at 3 p.m. at the start of the Visayas qualifying tournament of the Philippine Football Federation National Men's Senior Championship at the Silliman University pitch in Dumaguete City.

Strikers Fredrick Jan Serios and Floriano Pasilan will spearhead the attack of Negros, while the midfield crew will be composed of Rolando Treyes, Yano Takahiro, former Philippine team standout Bernard Rojas and Arnie Pasinabo, who played for the RP XI in the 23rd Southeast Asian Games in Bacolod.

NOFA's defensive line will be anchored on former RP XI booter Ziggy Tonog, who will play alongside wJoel Ballo-allo, Simon Hulleza and Dexter Versario, who was a member of the Philippine training Under-23 pool.

Talisay bet rules dartfest

Talisay bet Jingjing Faisan prevailed over Rommel Bagotayao of Silay City in the finals Wednesday to reign supreme in the Open Singles darts competition at the Manhole Bar and Darts House in Bacolod City.

Bacoleņos Melvin Adeva and Edgar Escalaņa finished third and fourth, respectively, in the tournament that is used as a ranking event for the MassKara Darts Invitational in October this year.

James Colinco of Bacolod City and Talisay City bet George Macariola were in joint fifth and sixth places, while sharing the seventh and eighth places were Silaynons Noel Lacson and Jojo Evangelista. The champion of the ranking event, which is organized by the Manhole Darts Club and the Association of Negros Darters and Darts Club, will represent the ANDDC team in the MassKara hostilities.

TBA, BBC post 1st wins

Tangub Basketball Association leaned on Mark Bolivar's steady free throw shooting in the dying minutes to hack out a 75-74 triumph over Summit-AMG Pawnshop Wednesday night for its first win in the 6th Tan Kek Pin Memorial Cup in Bacolod City.

Bolivar made all of his 7 points in the final period, including four free throws that placed TBA on top, 75-74, in the final minute, after Jessimar Gabihan gave Summit a 72-71 lead with 2:27 left.

TBA actually stormed to a 48-28 lead in the first half thanks to Elmer Santander's 15 points in the opening quarter but Salvador Bonza and Gabihan carried Summit back into the game in the second half.

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